Billy Eckstine
Born: 8th July 1914, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, U.S.
Died: 8th March 1993, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, U.S.
Nationality: American
William Clarence Eckstine was an American jazz and pop singer and a bandleader during the swing and bebop eras. He was noted for his rich, almost operatic bass-baritone voice. In 2019, Eckstine was posthumously awarded the Grammy Lifetime Achievement Award "for performers who, during their lifetimes, have made creative contributions of outstanding artistic significance to the field of recording." His recording of "I Apologize" (MGM, 1948) was given the Grammy Hall of Fame Award in 1999.
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Vintage Hollywood Classics, Vol. 2: Singin’ in the Rain | The Barkleys of Broadway – Rich, Young and Pretty and others – Original Stars – Original Soundtracks
Donald O'Connor (vocals), Gene Kelly (vocals), Debbie Reynolds (vocals), Judy Garland (vocals), Howard Keel (vocals), Bert Lahr (vocals), Fernando Lamas (vocals), Ann Blyth (vocals), Billy Eckstine (vocals), Fred Astaire (vocals), Ginger Rogers (vocals), Rita Hayworth (vocals), Danielle Darrieux (vocals), Jane Powell (mezzo-soprano) MGM Studio Orchestra, Columbia Studio Orchestra, Lennie Hayton, Georgie Stoll, Skip Martin, Morris Stoloff, David Rose
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Evr’y Time We Say Goodbye | All-Time Romantic Duets
Ray Charles & Betty Carter, Sarah Vaughan & Billy Eckstine, Bing Crosby & Grace Kelly, Ella Fitzgerald & Louis Armstrong, Frank Sinatra & Dinah Shore, Dean Martin & Line Renaud, Doris Day & Buddy Clark, Dinha Shore & Tony Martin, bonus tracks: Ray Charles
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